Pipe-hanger.



H. G. CARLSON.

PIPE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28,1913.

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, Ul lltTED @TATES PATENT @l idltjlil I-IJ'ALMAR G. CARLSON, OFWORCESTER, MIASSACHUSETTS. ASSIGNOR TO ROGKWOOD SPRINKLER COMPANY OF IEASAGHUSETTS, OF \VORGESTER, IVIA-EiSIQ-CIIUSE I TS, A

CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

PIPE-HANGER.

To all whom, it may concern lie it known that I, ll-EIJALMAR G. Manson,a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county ofWorcester and State of ltlassachusetts, have invented a new and. usefull ipe-lilan 'er, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tothe construction of hangers for pipes and theprincipal ob jects thereof are to provide a simple and inexpensive kindof hunger for this purpose which can be pressed or rolled out of sheetmetal in multiple sections so that any desired number can be cut off theblank and mounted in position without assembling any parts or performingany operations upon them, for the purpose of hanging any desired numberof pipes. The invention involves a construction for this purposeconsisting; of a single part aside from the bolts by which it is hung.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

deference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of this invention; Fig. 2is a plan thereof; and Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

In the form in which the invention is shown, a pipe hanger is made inaccordance therewith, consistingpf a sii'igle piece of sheet metalrolled or pressed into the form in which a plurality of sections areconnected and can be separated at any desired point.

teferring to the drawings each section consists of a. single piece ofsheet metal 10 having a pair of horizontal slits 11. The sheet metalbetween said slits is bent from the plane of the portion 10 in onedirection to form a half 12 of a cylindrical passage. The metal abovethe upper slit and below the lower one is bent outwardly in the opposite direction to form two other portions 13 of the same passage. Thebending of these parts is accomplished in such a way that each one issemi-cylindrical and the three members 13, 12 and 13 together constitutethe cylindrical passage for a fastening; and securing bolt 14. The headof this belt when in position for holding the hanger receives the weightof the hanger and the pipes carried thereby. In order that a firmsupport may be given, the sheet metal at the Specification 01 LettersPatent.

Application filed June 28, 1913.

Latentcd Aug. 4t, 1914:.

Serial No. 776,417.

bottom is bent over to form a flange 15 to rest on the bolt head. Thisfuture as well as the main body 10 of the hanger provided with avertical notch 16 and 17 respectively along which any two sections ofthe hanger can, be separated from each other. It is understood, ofcourse, that each section of the hanger is provided with aquadricircular notch 18 on opposite sides lhcreiiif and that two ofthese come together as indicated in ljig. '1 to constitute the supportfor the pipe. it will be seen, therefore, that an extremely simplearrangement is provided in which the hanger itself is made of a singlesheet of metal, thus eliminating the necessity of fastening any twoparts together, that there is no diiinger of any fastened parts becomingseparated and no possibility of the hanger being: wrenched loose fromthe bolts which support it. As long as the bolts hold, the hanger mustalso hold. In this way a very strong and durable construction issecured, maml'lacturcd in a very simple way and extremely inexpensively.

Altl'iough I have illllStl'iltQt'l and described only a singleembodiment of the invention, I am aware of the fact that many modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims,therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all details of constructionherein shown and described, but

\Vhat I do claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture a pipe hanger consisting of a singlepiece of sheet metal made in. sections separable along vertical lines,and having a plurality of SUIIll" cylindrical projections arranged onthe op posite sides thereof and integral therewith, which, together,constitute a cylindrical passage for the reception of a supporting bolt.

As an article of manufacture, a pipe hanger comprising a piece of sheetmetal having); semi-cylimlrical notches at the top for receiving: thepipes to be supported and having); two longitudinal slits between saidnotches, the sheet metal being bent alternately in reverse directionsabove and below each slit into opposite semi-cylindrical forms so as toconstitute together a cylindrical passage for a vertical supportingbolt.

3. As an article of manufacture, a pipe hanger having notches at the topfor lGCGlV- my hund, in the presence of two subscribing mg the pipes tobe supported and having a vrltnessee.

slit between said notches the metal bein w bent in reverse directionsabove and belox i HJA'LIl/IAR CARLbON' 5 said slit so as to constitutetogether a pas- Vitnesses:

for a vertical supporting bolt. QMARION C. IIEALEY, In testimony whereofI have hereunto set I ALBERT E. FAY.

Gcpies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

